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Oxygen Transport in the Critically Ill Patient: Münster (FRG), 11–12 May, 1990

By M. Wendt , E. Schlüter , U. Spiegel , P. Lawin (auth.) , Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. M. Wendt , Prof. Dr. med. h.c. P. Lawin (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1990
ISBN
978-3-540-52498-4, 978-3-642-75646-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-75646-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8163328 bytes)
Series
Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine 215
Edition
1
Pages
223\212
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Anesthesiology; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

Description

Lacking the capacity to store oxygen, the human organism depends on having an unimpaired and continuous supply of oxygen for its survival. Life-threatening disturbances can be encountered by the clinician at any step in the oxygen cascade from ambient air to tissue metabolism. It is therefore necessary for the mechanisms of oxygen uptake, transport, distribution and diffusion into tissues as well as the unaffected cellular metabolism to be well understood and monitored. An international symposium focusing on these issues was held in Münster, FRG, May 11-12, 1990. This book contains the lectures held at the symposium, and thus provides an excellent basis for further discussion.

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